

Forces
2022-02-10 · 147 min · ★ 4.0
Thirteen-year-old Daniel lives with his older brother and terminally ill father in a village plagued by rural exodus. There, the young people live their lives between rare bus stops, xenophobia, unemployment, illegal dog fights and chemical intoxicants, among other things. Daniel stands between childhood and adolescence, and in the face of the indifference and stagnation of his surroundings, he becomes the victim of inhuman conditions that force him into a painful loneliness.
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- Directors
- Constantin Hatz
- Production companies
- Kinescope Film, Isabella Films B.V.
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
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Paul WollinMarcel
Ben FelipeLukas
Eric CordesMichael
Robert KuchenbuchFather
Trixi StrobelIvana
Christian SchneeweißUndertaker
Ludger BökelmannFriend
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